• Family : POACEAE
  (GRASS FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Poaceae
• Species : Brachiaria ramosa
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf
• Vernacular name : Kadubharagu hullu (Kan.); Veduru geddi (Tel.)
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : September-February
• Native : Tropical Asia, Southern Africa
• Comments : Occasional on hills from lower slopes to 1050 m. Common as a weed of cultivation.
• Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
• Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State)
• World Distribution : Senegal, Yemen, Malawi, South Africa, Pakistan, India and tropical Asia
• Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Brachiaria ramosa. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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